Robin van Persie Opens the Scoring For Manchester United Against Arsenal

Robin van Persie opened the scoring for Manchester United in the Premier League match against Arsenal. The former Arsenal striker scored the opening goal of the game after heading the ball in to the net from a corner kick.

Van Persie scored the goal in the 26th minute to make it 1-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford:

Here’s Robin van Persie celebrating the goal:

Meanwhile, here’s video of David De Gea coming into contact with Nemanja Vidic. The defender had to be taken off after getting hit real hard. And as you can see from the GIF below, the collision with Vidic looks even worse in slow-motion:

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Publisher of World Soccer Talk, Christopher Harris founded the site in 2005. He has been interviewed by The New York Times, The Guardian and several other publications. Plus he has made appearances on NPR, BBC World, CBC, BBC Five Live, talkSPORT and beIN SPORT.
Harris, who was born and raised in Wales, has lived in Florida since 1984, and supported Swansea City since 1979. Last but not least, he got engaged during half-time of a MLS game.